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Investigating the Effect of Different Concentration Of Acid Rain On The Rate Of Reaction Between Acid Rain And Magnesium.
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Investigating the Effect of Different Concentration Of Acid Rain On The Rate Of Reaction Between Acid Rain And Magnesium Planning Experimental Procedures Background Scientific Information: Acid Rain is a form of air pollution in which airborne acids produced by electric utility plants and other sources fall to Earth in distant regions. The corrosive nature of acid rain causes widespread damage to the environment. The process that leads to acid rain begins with the burning of fossil fuels. Burning, or combustion, is a chemical reaction in which oxygen from the air combines with carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, and other elements in the substance being burned. The new compounds formed are gases called oxides. When sulphur and nitrogen are present in the fuel, their reaction with oxygen yields sulphur dioxide and various nitrogen oxide compounds. In the United States, 70 percent of sulphur dioxide pollution comes from power plants, especially those that burn coal. In...
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